Open Access59‐YEAR OLD FEMALE WITH SUPRASELLAR MASS
Author(s) -
Lee YunHo,
Park Young Seok,
Kim DongSeok,
Park YongGou,
Shim KyuWon
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
brain pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.986
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1750-3639
pISSN - 1015-6305
DOI - 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2009.00345.x
Subject(s) - optic chiasm , capillary hemangioma , lesion , pituitary stalk , medicine , third ventricle , homogeneous , pinealoma , anatomy , hemangioma , magnetic resonance imaging , cistern , pathology , histopathological examination , radiology , pituitary gland , optic nerve , physics , hormone , thermodynamics , history , archaeology
Intracranial capillary hemangiomas are extremely rare. Only 14 histologically proven cases have been reported in the literature. A 59-year-old-female presented with a severe headache for 3 weeks. Brain MRI revealed a homogeneous contrast enhancing round mass lesion in the pituitary stalk and infundibular recess. We performed endoscopic biopsy. In the operative field, a reddish, well-circumscribed mass from the infundibular recess protruded into the third ventricle and it was separated from the optic chiasm. The tumor appeared a highly vascular. Histopathological examination demonstrated an aggregation of thin-walled capillaries, consistent with capillary hemangioma.